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Bands organized in France and secretly encouraged by some French leaders attempted to cross the frontier near Mouscron, at Risquons Tout, but their advance was easily checked by the Belgian forces.
Julien needn't stop long for that Belgian frontier by the middle of the day no sort of difficulty when once you're across the water. Shall I say to-morrow afternoon, somewhere in the neighbourhood of Mouscron? We can all go together, for that matter, and arrange the exact spot in ten minutes." Tom spoke as if they were planning a picnic, with nothing whatever to dread but the chance of rain.
A worthy priest helped him to disguise himself, and lent him his cassock and his band, made him shave off his whiskers a few days previously, so that he should not be betrayed by the white trace of his freshly-cut beard, gave him his own passport, and only left him at the railway station. De Flotte disguised himself as a servant, and in this manner succeeded in crossing the frontier at Mouscron.
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